Visual novels have made a huge splash in the crowdfunding scene over the past several months and Lusaw Project has jumped on the bandwagon with their own title, known simply as Rabbit Syndrome. While it’s a dating sim at its core, there is a lot…
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Serena has been a gamer since an early age and was brought up with the classic adventure games by Sierra On-Line, LucasArts, and Infocom. She's been an active member on Kickstarter since early 2012 and has backed a large number of crowdfunded games, mostly adventures. You can also find her writing for Kickstart Ventures and evn.moe.
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[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]wo years ago first-person RPG Frontiers ran on Kickstarter and managed to blow past its initial funding goal of $50,000 three times over. However, development of the game has taken a lot longer than developer Lars Simkins originally estimated and in a recent update…
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[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]hree years ago Aoineko Studios launched a Kickstarter for their Cyberpunk RPG Kitaru and managed to get funding to the tune of just over $35,500. The problem with this title, though, is that it still hasn’t seen the light of day. Which isn’t that…
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Modern space combat games are few in number and Beverage Brothers decided to rectify that by developing their own title in AstroKill. Take on capital ships and their defenders all while flying around in a fighter of your own. Group up with dozens of other…
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Have you ever wanted to play a game where you didn’t have to have a twitchy trigger finger, reflexes like a cat, or the need to solve every puzzle on the planet? Chris Crawford has taken to Kickstarter to develop Siboot, a game based less…
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Action-adventures aren’t that popular of a gaming genre when compared to other play styles, but it is still beloved enough to warrant the occasional title. And Beyond the Mountain aims to take this and make it its own. 8 bit boomerang is touting this game…
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Fans of The Bards Tale rejoice as Brian Fargo just announced in the latest update for The Bards Tale IV that everyone who pledges at least $20 to the campaign will receive free copies of the original trilogy once the clock ticks down to zero….
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[dropcap size=big]W[/dropcap]hen it comes to gaming, my genre of choice has always been adventures. These types of games have always held a special place in my heart and have given me the most joy when sitting in front of a computer. So, it should come…
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[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]hree years ago Cyberpunk action-RPG Project Lodus launched on Kickstarter. The team behind the game, then known as Leviathan Interactive, sought funding to get a vertical slice demo to show off to potential publishers to pick up the title. A month later they managed…
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When it comes to crowdfunding you’ve got the good, the bad, and the ugly. In the case of Super Action Squad (formerly Super Retro Squad) the controversy surrounding the title falls squarely in the latter category. This Kickstarter has been one of the most poorly managed…
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Back in September of 2013 Project Phoenix, a mix of real-time strategy and JRPG gameplay, got funded to the tune of just over one million dollars (roughly 1000% funded). This campaign brought together several talented game developers from both Western and Eastern nations to work…
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Welcome to the island. You’re stuck here. Forever. Congratulations. Make yourself at home…it’ll be a long stay. That’s more or less how Zadbox Entertainment’s Myst clone Quern starts. And it’s heavily inspired by that classic first-person adventure game. Right down to the exploration of a…
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I’ve always been one to call visual novels a sort of “adventure-lite” gaming genre. They take a lot of what makes an adventure exciting and fun, particularly a good story and interesting characters, but they generally don’t have a lot in the way of puzzles….
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It’s no secret that I’m a fan of horror games. Particularly if it’s got a psychological or supernatural bent. And Song of Horror offers both in spades. Being touted as a third-person survival horror game inspired by the classics it has big shoes to fill….
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Some games are full of fast paced action. Others are filled with head-scratchingly difficult puzzles. And then there are the ones that are slow paced and just want you to do things at your own pace. World’s Dawn is a farming sim similar to the…
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[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]here is a love-hate relationship towards adventure games that focus heavily on puzzles. While it can certainly be a polarizing concept the popularity of this type of game cannot be denied. Microids’ Subject 13 was successfully funded on Kickstarter nearly a year ago and…